The 2026 World Cup closed after the final match between Spain and Argentina and the trophy presentation to the European representative after a 1-0 victory.
The match at MetLife Stadium also simultaneously completed the last 2 positions in the overall rankings of the 2026 World Cup.
In summary, 308 goals were scored after 104 matches (average 2.96 goals/match). Among the 48 representatives competing in North America this summer, only Panama was the team that did not score any goals.
No team kept a clean sheet, the 2 teams that conceded the least were Spain and Colombia – with 1 goal each, but the South American representative only reached the round of 16 (5 matches).
Spain is the champion but not the team that scored the most goals. La Roja only scored 14 goals.
The 2 teams with the most goals are England and France – both with 20 goals, while Argentina has 19 goals.
10 other teams have goals from 2 digits or more, but Portugal (8 goals) is not in this group.
Notably, England is among the 2 teams with the most goals scored but also in the group of 3 teams with the most goals conceded – 12 goals, along with Iraq and Tunisia.
There are 6 other teams that conceded double-digit goals, including France (10), Norway (11).
Spain (8 matches) and Iran (3 matches) did not lose any matches, but the Asian representative was the only team that did not lose and did not win. 14 teams did not win any matches - of which, 13 teams were eliminated from the group stage.
6 teams lost all 3 group stage matches. The only team to pass the group stage without a win is Cabo Verde – stopping in the round of 32 (3 draws, 1 loss).
Regarding the secondary difference, Spain is best with +13, followed by Argentina (+11), France (+10). The worst teams are Iraq (-11), Tunisia (-10), Uzbekistan (-9).
(*) According to statistical conventions, matches deciding the winner in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches deciding the winner in a penalty shootout are counted as draws.
Final ranking at World Cup 2026
